Be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect

11TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   Be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.    According to the dictionary, “perfect” means “entirely without flaw or defect, meeting supreme standards of excellence, satisfying all requirements.”   To which many of us...

Offer no resistance to one who is evil

11TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   Offer no resistance to one who is evil.    Is Jesus saying that we can’t defend ourselves against someone who is trying to harm us?   Are we not supposed to avoid dangerous situations?   No, of course not! Jesus is talking about...

You are my inheritance, O Lord

SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (MEMORIAL)   You are my inheritance, O Lord.    “I’m all in.”   In a tense game of poker, a play  gains a huge payout.   But if he loses, he’s out of the game and he’s lost everything.   By going “all...

There was a tiny whispering sound

10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   There was a tiny whispering sound.    Israel was at a critical juncture.   The weak King Ahab, along with his pagan wife, Jezebel, had led the people into deep idolatry and sin.   What’s more, the prophet Elijah had just overcome...

Seeing this, all the people fell prostrate

10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME   Seeing this, all the people fell prostrate and said, “The Lord is God!”   Extravagant birthday parties have become commonplace in some parts of the world.   But recently, some parents have even begun celebrating their child...

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